Question

Exercise 15-19 (LO. 3,4) Henry, a freelance driver, finds passengers using various platforms such as Uber and Grubhub. He is single and has no other sources of income. In 2018, Henry's net income from driving is $61,000. Assume Henry takes the standard deduction of $12,000 Click here to access the 2018 individual tax rate schedule to use for this problem. Compute Henry's QBI deduction and his tax liability. Bl deduction: 12,200 x Tax liability (round to the nearest dollar): 10,736X Feedback Check My Work With the reduction in the corporate income tax rate to 21 percent in 2018, Congress needed to provide a means of reducing the taxes on businesses that operate in different business forms (e.g., sole proprietors, partnerships, and S corporations). Congress accomplished this with the creation of the deduction for qualified business income (§ 199A), which applies to noncorporate taxpayers. To determine the "qualified business income deduction," one has to understand the definition of a "qualified trade or business" and "qualified business income."

Answer 1

Answer:

Qualified Business Income Deduction is $9,800

Tax liability = $4,564

Explanation:

Qualified business income is calculated by subtracting an individual's ordinary deduction from a qualified business or trade from the individual's ordinary income.

Net income = $61,000

Standard deduction = $12,000

Modified taxable income;

$61,000 - $12,000 = $49,000

QBI Deduction (Sec 199A) is the lesser of:

[0.2 × 49,000 < 0.2 × 61,000]

$9,800 < $12,200

Therefore Qualified Business Income Deduction is $9,800

Taxable income = $(49,000 - 9800) =$39,200